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Dallas Sidekicks, Tatu are back … in Allen

The Dallas Sidekicks announced today that they’re back in business. The former indoor soccer team folded in 2004 after 19 seasons, but the club has been reincarnated just up Central Expressway in Allen.

The team signed a one-year contract to rent the Allen Event Center with the option to renew. The Sidekicks kick off Nov. 3 as new members of the Professional Arena Soccer League.

The Sidekicks were four-time league champions but dissolved in 2004 after dwindling attendance. But they’re back in Allen, including championship banners rescued from the now-defunct Reunion Arena

Starting up again in Allen is perfect for the Sidekicks because of its cozy atmosphere and location, said Tatu, a native of Brazil who lives in Far North Dallas and is among the new ownership.

“It’s right in the middle of the soccer [community], you know, Richardson, Allen, Plano, McKinney, Frisco,” he told neighborsgo’s Julieta Chiquillo. “That is where the soccer is being played.”